Max Roach

Nacimiento : 1924-01-10, Newland, North Carolina, USA

Muerte : 2007-08-16

Películas

Summer of Soul
Self (archive footage)
Explora el legendario Harlem Cultural Festival celebrado en los Estados Unidos en 1969. En él se rindió homenaje a la cultura y música afroamericana, además de promover el 'black pride' y la unidad entre personas de una misma raza.
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Self - Jazz Musician (archive footage)
Christopher Wallace, también conocido como The Notorious B.I.G., sigue siendo uno de los iconos del Hip-Hop, conocido por su fluidez distintiva y sus letras autobiográficas. Este documental celebra su vida a través de imágenes raras detrás de escena y los testimonios de sus amigos y familiares más cercanos.
Umbria Jazz Story
himself
Death of a Prophet
Original Music Composer
After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed in. Despite death threats and intimidation, Malcolm marched on - continuing to spread the word of equality and brotherhood right up until the moment of his brutal and untimely assassination. Highlighted by newsreel footage and interviews, this is the story of the last twenty-four hours of Malcolm X. Featuring the music of jazz percussionist Max Roach.
Max Roach: Live at Blues Alley
Self
This 1981 live show at Washington DC's famous Blues Alley features drummer Max Roach and his band.
Black Sun
Musician
Akira, a young, jazz-obsessed drifter, returns to his squat, a ruined church, and finds Gill, a wounded African-American GI, on the run after the death of a white GI. Despite terrible misunderstandings and culture clash, Akira agrees to help Gill escape towards the sea, dodging military police along the way.
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Self
Set at the Newport jazz festival in 1958, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to Gospel. It's a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a particular time and place.